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Affluence in KY12 7EA

How KY12 7EA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Dunfermline Central
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
567 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY12 7EA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY12 7EA area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

61.8% of adults in the KY12 7EA area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 23% are retired and 6.7% are full-time students.

KY12 7EAScotland
Employee, full-time46.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time7.9%11.5%
Self-employed7.1%7.4%
Unemployed1.7%1.9%
Full-time student6.7%8.8%
Retired23%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.6%5.2%
Other3.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

40.3% of adults in the KY12 7EA area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY12 7EAScotland
Higher managerial & professional13.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional26.8%21.1%
Intermediate12.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical4.1%7.1%
Semi-routine10.3%11.2%
Routine15.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.8%6.8%
Full-time students5.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

43.6% of adults in the KY12 7EA area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 11.4% have no qualifications.

KY12 7EAScotland
Degree level or above43.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent15.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.9%7.6%
No qualifications11.4%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY12 7EA (Dunfermline Central) (about 567 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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